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Hero (David Crosby song)

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"Hero"
Single by David Crosby featuring Phil Collins
from the album Thousand Roads
B-side
  • "Coverage"
  • "Fare Thee Well"
ReleasedApril 15, 1993
Length4:39
LabelAtlantic
Songwriters
  • Phil Collins
  • David Crosby
ProducerPhil Collins
David Crosby singles chronology
"Drive My Car"
(1989)		 "Hero"
(1993)		 "Radio"
(2014)
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Who Said I Would"
(1991)		 "Hero"
(1993)		 "Both Sides of the Story"
(1993)
Audio
"Hero" on YouTube

"Hero" is a single performed by American singer-songwriter David Crosby from his third studio album, Thousand Roads (1993). The recording, released in April 1993 by Atlantic, features English drummer Phil Collins, who co-wrote the song with Crosby, produced it, sang backing vocals, and played drums, keyboards, and drum machine. Collins released a demo version, featuring his vocals only, as a B-side to the "We Wait and We Wonder" single release.

B-sides

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"Coverage" is an album track written by Bonnie Hayes, a cover of a song she recorded for her 1982 album, Good Clean Fun. "Fare Thee Well" is a non-album track written by Emily Saliers, who later recorded the song with her band Indigo Girls for their 1994 album, Swamp Ophelia.

Track listing

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  1. "Hero" (LP version) – 4:39
  2. "Coverage" (LP version) – 3:22
  3. "Fare Thee Well" – 4:07

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 15, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Atlantic [citation needed]
United Kingdom May 3, 1993 [15]
Australia June 14, 1993
  • CD
  • cassette
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References

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  1. ↑ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing June 21, 1993". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 0986". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2019. [dead link]
  3. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 0980". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2019. [dead link]
  4. ↑ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 22. May 29, 1993. p. 38. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "David Crosby & Phil Collins – Hero". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 15/5/1993 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. May 29, 1993. p. 18. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  9. ↑ "David Crosby Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  10. ↑ "David Crosby Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVI, no. 43. July 3, 1993. p. 12. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  12. ↑ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  13. ↑ "The RPM Top 100 A\C Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  14. ↑ "The Year in Music 1993" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-46. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  15. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. May 1, 1993. p. 23.
  16. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 14/06/93: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 175. June 13, 1993. p. 19.


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